Spook City - A Horror Movie Podcast

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Horror enthusiast Matt Hudson dives deep into the genre he loves on this unpredictable show. Using the Horroroulette wheel to choose each episode's film and guaranteeing a surprise every time, Matt serves up spoiler-packed reviews and thoughts on horror through the decades. As a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic since 2018, he's exclusively here to discuss his passion: horror cinema. Search Spook City Podcast on Instagram & TikTok // Contact the show at spookcitypodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. May 25

    MaXXXine

    Matt is joined by the spectacular Stephy Best to discuss 2024's MaXXXine, the final part in Ti West's X trilogy. Is a rousing success or just simply ok? Follow Stephy on Instagram and TikTok, and support her fantastic designs at The Ghoul Society Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com! TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Ti WestWritten by Ti WestCinematography by Eliot RockettScore by Tyler Bates Distributed by A24Released on 24 June 2024 and grossed around $22.1m (budget approx. $10m)Runtime of 104 minutesRT Critic 73% // RT Audience 73% // Metascore 64 // IMDb 6.2/10 // Letterboxd 3.1/5 CASTMia Goth as Maxine MillerCharley Rowan McCain as young Maxine MillerElizabeth Debicki as Elizabeth Bender, a British film director working on The Puritan IIMoses Sumney as Leon Green, a video store employee and Maxine's close friendMichelle Monaghan as Detective WilliamsBobby Cannavale as Detective TorresHalsey as Tabby Martin, a porn star and Maxine's friendLily Collins as Molly Bennett, a British actress who played the lead of the first Puritan filmGiancarlo Esposito as Teddy Knight, Esq., an agent for the adult film industry and Z–list film actorsKevin Bacon as John Labat, a private investigatorSimon Prast as Reverend Ernest Miller, a televangelist and Maxine's estranged fatherSophie Thatcher as an FX Artist Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (02:58) MaXXXine Tale of the Tape (07:20) MaXXXine Quick Synopsis (07:54) MaXXXine Thoughts and Discussion (01:29:38) MaXXXine Ratings (01:33:38) Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 36m

  2. May 8

    Blood and Black Lace

    Matt discusses Mario Bava's seminal BLOOD AND BLACK LACE this week, widely considered to be the first true giallo flick... Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com! TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Mario BavaWritten by Marcello Fondato and Giuseppe BarillàCinematography by Ubaldo TerzanoScore by Carlo Rustichelli Distributed by UnidisReleased on 14 March 1964 and grossed around $83k domestically in Italy (budget approx. $86k)Runtime of 88 minutesRT Critic 75% // RT Audience 76% // IMDb 7.1/10 // Letterboxd 3.7/5 CASTEva Bartok as Contessa Cristiana CuomoCameron Mitchell as Massimo MorlacchiThomas Reiner as Ispettore SilvestriArianna Gorini as NicoleMary Arden as Peggy PeytonLea Krugher as GretaClaude Dantes as Tao-Li (Tilde)Dante DiPaolo as Franco ScaloMassimo Righi as MarcoFranco Ressel as Marquis Riccardo MorelliLuciano Pigozzi as Cesare LazzariniGiuliano Raffaelli as Inspector ZanchinFrancesca Ungaro as IsabellaHarriet White Medin as ClariceGoffredo Unger as The Masked Killer (uncredited) Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (02:53) Blood and Black Lace Tale of the Tape (08:18) Blood and Black Lace Horror Alumni (10:30) Blood and Black Lace Quick Synopsis (12:34) Blood and Black Lace Pre-Ramble (13:45) Blood and Black Lace Thoughts and Discussion (49:29) Blood and Black Lace Letterboxd Comments (53:41) Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min

  3. May 1

    Ravenous (1999)

    Matt's discusses the 1999 cult film RAVENOUS this week, and it wasn't quite what he thought it would be... Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com! TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Antonia BirdWritten by Ted GriffinCinematography by Anthony B. RichmondScore by Michael Nyman and Damon Albarn Distributed by 20th Century FoxReleased on 19 March 1999 and grossed around $2m worldwide (budget approx. $12m)Runtime of 100 minutesRT Critic 52% // RT Audience 78% // Metascore 46 // IMDb 6.9/10 // Letterboxd 3.7/5 CASTGuy Pearce as Captain John BoydRobert Carlyle as F.W. Colqhoun / Colonel IvesDavid Arquette as Private CleavesJeremy Davies as Private TofflerJeffrey Jones as Colonel HartJohn Spencer as General SlausonStephen Spinella as Major KnoxNeal McDonough as Private ReichJoseph Runningfox as GeorgeSheila Tousey as Martha Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (01:12) Ravenous Tale of the Tape (06:04) Ravenous Horror Alumni (08:10) Ravenous Quick Synopsis (10:04) Ravenous Pre-Ramble/Manifest Destiny (12:29) Ravenous Thoughts and Discussion (46:05) Ravenous Letterboxd Comments (50:21) Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min

  4. Apr 24

    The Lodge

    Matt's discusses the 2019 psychological horror THE LODGE this week in all its cold, chilly, and bleak glory... Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com! TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Veronika Franz and Severin FialaWritten by Franz, Fiala and Sergio CasciCinematography by Thimios BakatakisScore by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing InternationalReleased on 7th February 2020 following a Sundance premiere on 25 January 2019 and grossed around $3.1m worldwide (budget approx. $3.2m)Runtime of 108 minutesRT Critic 75% // RT Audience 51% // Metascore 64 // IMDb 6/10 // Letterboxd 3.1/5 CASTRiley Keough as Grace MarshallLola Reid as young GraceJaeden Martell as Aiden HallLia McHugh as Mia HallRichard Armitage as Richard HallAlicia Silverstone as Laura Hall Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (00:40) For the Love of Horror April 2026 Recap (06:26) The Lodge Tale of the Tape (11:27) The Lodge Horror Alumni (12:23) The Lodge Quick Synopsis (15:26) The Lodge Trivia (17:44) The Lodge Thoughts and Discussion (59:08) The Lodge Letterboxd Comments (1:02:13) Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 4m

  5. Apr 17

    Don't Torture a Duckling

    Matt discusses Lucio Fulci’s Don’t Torture a Duckling this week, widely considered to be the director’s masterpiece… Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com! TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Lucio FulciCinematography by Sergio D’OffiziScore by Riz Ortolani Distributed by Medusa DistribuzioneReleased on 29 September 1972 and grossed around $500k domesticallyRuntime of 105 minutesRT Critic 88% // RT Audience 77% // IMDb 7/10 // Letterboxd 3.7/5 CASTFlorinda Bolkan as MaciaraBarbara Bouchet as PatriziaTomas Milian as Andrea MartelliIrene Papas as Aurelia AvalloneMarc Porel as Don Alberto AvalloneGeorges Wilson as "Uncle" FrancescoAntonello Campodifiori as Lieutenant Delli ColliUgo D'Alessio as Captain ModestiVirgilio Gazzolo as MagistrateVito Passeri as Giuseppe BarraRosalia Maggio as Mrs. Spriano, Michele's motherAndrea Aureli as Mr. Lo Cascio, Bruno's fatherLinda Sini as Mrs. Lo Cascio, Bruno's motherFranco Balducci as Mr. Spriano, Michele's father Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (03:36) Don't Torture a Duckling Tale of the Tape (08:18) Don't Torture a Duckling Horror Alumni (09:57) Don't Torture a Duckling Quick Synopsis (12:37) Don't Torture a Duckling Trivia (13:06) Don't Torture a Duckling Thoughts and Discussion (41:28) Don't Torture a Duckling Letterboxd Comments (46:21) Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min

  6. Apr 10

    The Burning

    Matt discusses the 1981 cult classic The Burning this week, one of the cornerstones of the campsite slasher subgenre! Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com! TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Tony MaylamWritten by Bob Weinstein and Peter LawrenceCinematography by Harvey HarrisonScore by Rick Wakeman Distributed by Filmways PicturesReleased on 8 May 1981 and grossed around $708k (budget approx. $1.5m)Runtime of 91 minutesRT Critic 86% // RT Audience 60% // Metascore 42 // IMDb 6.2/10 // Letterboxd 3.1/5 CASTBrian Matthews as ToddKeith Mandell as Young ToddLeah Ayres as MichelleBrian Backer as AlfredLou David as CropsyLarry Joshua as GlazerJason Alexander as DaveNed Eisenberg as EddyCarrick Glenn as SallyCarolyn Houlihan as KarenFisher Stevens as WoodstockShelley Bruce as TigerSarah Chodoff as BarbaraBonnie Deroski as MarnieHolly Hunter as Sophie Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (03:48) The Burning Tale of the Tape (10:16) The Burning Horror Alumni (11:01) Weird IMDb Bios and Post-The Burning Careers (13:13) The Burning Quick Synopsis (14:54) The Burning Trivia (17:27) The Burning Thoughts and Discussion (45:52) The Burning Letterboxd Comments (50:04) Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    51 min

  7. Apr 3

    Cure

    Matt discusses 1997's Cure this week, and found out that it is lauded by some as one of the best films of all time... Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com! TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Kiyoshi KurosawaWritten by Kiyoshi KurosawaCinematography by Tokushô KikumuraScore by Gary Ashiya Distributed by Shochiku-Fuji CompanyPremiered on 6 November 1997 and grossed around $196,871 on its initial run (about Y31m) (budget approx. Y1m)Runtime of 112 minutesRT Critic 94% // RT Audience 85% // Metascore 70 // IMDb 7.5/10 // Letterboxd 4.3/5 CASTKōji Yakusho as Kenichi TakabeMasato Hagiwara as Kunihiko MamiyaTsuyoshi Ujiki as Shin SakumaAnna Nakagawa as Fumie TakabeYoriko Dōguchi as Dr. Akiko MiyajimaYukijirō Hotaru as Ichiro KuwanoDenden as OidaRen Osugi as FujiwaraMasahiro Toda as Tōru HanaokaMisayo Haruki as Tomoko HanaokaShun Nakayama as KimuraAkira Otaka as YasukawaShôgo Suzuki as Tamura Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (00:44) My first IMDb credit (04:18) Cure Tale of the Tape (08:28) Cure Horror Alumni (10:36) Cure Quick Synopsis (13:48) Cure Thoughts and Discussion (1:04:25) Cure Letterboxd Comments (1:09:10) Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 10m

  8. Mar 27

    Baskin

    Matt discusses Baskin, the 2015 Turkish horror film that goes to wild, squelchy and weird places! Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com! TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Can EvrenolCinematography by Alp KorfaliScore by JF (Ulas Pakkan & Volkan Akaalp) Distributed by The Salt Company InternationalPremiered on 11 September 2015 at TIFF, and theatrically on 1 January 2016Runtime of 97 minutesRT Critic 80% // RT Audience 47% // Metascore 58 // IMDb 5.8/10 // Letterboxd 3/5 CASTErgun Kuyucu as Boss RemziMuharrem Bayrak as YavuzGorkem Kasal as ArdaFatih Dokgöz as ApoSabahattin Yakut as SeyfiMehmet Cerrahoglu as Baba / The FatherSevket Suha Tezel as Master Creep / The ServantFadik Bülbül as Sister ButcherSeyithan Özdemir as Giant ManMehmet Akif Budak as Diner Footboy Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (03:25) Tale of the Tape (09:34) Horror Alumni (14:05) Baskin Thoughts and Discussion (1:02:11) Baskin Letterboxd Comments (1:04:48) Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 6m
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Horror enthusiast Matt Hudson dives deep into the genre he loves on this unpredictable show. Using the Horroroulette wheel to choose each episode's film and guaranteeing a surprise every time, Matt serves up spoiler-packed reviews and thoughts on horror through the decades. As a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic since 2018, he's exclusively here to discuss his passion: horror cinema. Search Spook City Podcast on Instagram & TikTok // Contact the show at spookcitypodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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